Chapter 4: The Xianyun Tribe

  The faint light grew brighter and brighter, and in an instant it had transformed into a brilliant golden wheel that illuminated everything around it!

  Xiaobaiqian stood beside Liang Xin, and at some point he had already taken down the longbow from his back. Under the full bow, a long arrow as thick as hair was loaded on the bowstring. The golden light was bursting out from the tip of the fine arrow.

  A group of nine dragon green robes quickly rushed out from behind and stood beside the little white face, surrounding Liang Xin together.

  In the bright light, Jiulong Qingyi had returned to normal, and the restless prisoners also calmed down. At this time, whoever dared to cry out or move would definitely be killed by Qingyi with one knife.

  Liáng Xīn was thoroughly stunned... He pondered the position of his just-thrown punch, which should have landed on Little White Face's face, and in his heart he couldn't understand why you'd pull a bowstring only to run over to him.

  The young man's face was stern, but his mouth was muttering: "I should have taken down the Qingmo lanterns..." His tone seemed to be filled with regret. Immediately after, he took a deep breath and shouted out the secret commands for deploying the dark troops: "Rabbit runs, eagle flies, three stars align east, don't think about the heavens in your sleeves!"

  Under his command, the nine dragon green robes immediately sprang into action. Ten in a row, eight in a group, they seemed to be in disarray yet were neatly arranged. By the time Xiaobai finished speaking, they had already formed their battle formation according to the officer's orders. No matter which direction someone dared to offend them, one hundred long knives would transform into a rolling knife array, cutting down the enemy into minced meat.

  Xiaobai's face turned iron-green, his hand grasped the longbow and stepped forward slowly. He was about to continue passing on the order and have his subordinates go investigate together when suddenly those fire torches that had just been extinguished reignited and the fire-starting objects in Qingyi's hands also returned to normal.

  In the bright light, the sound of chewing also disappeared. However, the people in the cave did not relax at all, but instead their bodies stiffened in an instant!

  Liang Xin grew up with a big mouth, staring blankly ahead... Within a hundred paces in front of him, there was not a single person.

  Originally in front of Liang Xin and his group, there were large numbers of convicts busy at work, with two camps deep within the mountains that had stopped working due to the discovery of jade discs. But now, a hundred paces away, there was only emptiness!

  In the darkness and chaos, in just a moment of time, no more than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the over 2,000 people at the front were all evaporated!

  Tools, swords, water bottles... scattered all over the ground...

  At the end of the line of sight, a huge jade plate stands vaguely, under the reflection of the firelight, the divine light flows and turns, making people dizzy and fascinated. However, the jade plate does not seem to be as smooth and moist as the green-clothed leader said, but instead has many impurities embedded in it.

  Liang Xinyin narrowed his eyes to take a closer look, and was immediately shocked. What was embedded in the jade pendant? It was clearly a piece of disheveled clothing!

  The guilty households wear coarse linen clothes, and there are also nine dragon green robes with ink fish embroidery!

  Only clothes, no master in sight, anyone can understand that two large camps, more than 2,000 people, were swallowed up by this ghostly jade pendant in the dark.

  The little white face's complexion changed constantly, and he blocked the leader who wanted to rush up and fight desperately. He gave a low order: "Everyone retreats and makes plans again! When retreating, do not make noise, nor push or disturb! The green-clothed guard escorts the prisoners, and those who cause trouble will be killed."

  The prisoners were overjoyed as if they had been granted a great amnesty, no one wanted to stay in this haunted place for another moment, and immediately threw away the wood and water in their hands, turned around and fled towards the outside of the cave.

  The small team of Kowloon Tsai and Ching-yi repeatedly pierced through, cutting the large group of prisoners into pieces, wave after wave taking people out.

  Xiaobai Lian personally cut off, the longbow in his hand never relaxed half a minute, the arrow cluster always stared at Yu Bi, one step at a time, slowly retreating.

  Liang Xin didn't run with the others, but instead followed behind Xiao Bai's back, slowly retreating. He had just punched this unlucky star, and was afraid that as soon as they left the cave, Xiao Bai would immediately tear himself to pieces, so he walked slowly to appease him.

  Xiao Bailian knew what he was thinking and said in a low voice: "Get out, I'll skin you! Guaranteed to skin you for seven days without dying!"

  Liang Xin's quick wit was now useless, his lips trembling as he stuttered: "I was so scared I didn't dare move... didn't hit anyone or slap anyone in the face... sorry, sir... forgive me..."

  Xiaobai's face seemed to relax a bit, and he glanced at him sideways: "What nonsense! After we get out of here, if you dare tell anyone that I hit you with one punch, I'll take your life."

  Liang Xin was overjoyed, hastily nodding in agreement, carefully following Xiao Bai Lian's side, and slowly backing away until the square jade pendant completely disappeared from view. Only then did Xiao Bai Lian put away his longbow, wiping away the sweat on his forehead with a lazy hand, not even bothering to exchange another word with Liang Xin, before leaping up towards the well in a swift dash.

  Liáng Xīn suddenly discovered that he had become the last one in the Li Ji army, and hastily spread his legs to run wildly towards the outside. Before long, he could already see the exit far away.

  Just as Liang Xin was overjoyed and running with all his might, a sudden burst of chaotic noise came from outside.

  Innumerable people screamed, wailed, and the iron horns of the vanguard troops blew mournfully... After a while, he ran to the ground and suddenly found that the ground had turned into a Shura battlefield!

  Liang Xin couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice, "Xiang Chanman!" His mind was a mess, and no matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't understand how something like this could exist in the mountains of Suxin!

  The Geomancers are not objects, but a tribe of barbarians. They have hard bodies that are difficult to injure with knives and guns, sharp claws and teeth, and strength comparable to that of wild bears. They do not run, only jump. When they move, their entire body is pressed against the ground, and then they use their hind legs to propel themselves forward, like a giant and ferocious toad, jumping seven or eight zhang in one leap. With such strength, even if they just bump into an ordinary person, that person will vomit blood and die.

  Liang Xin had been reading and recognizing characters for four years, and he loved to read about gods, ghosts, and strange things. He knew that the item crab had disappeared many years ago. No one could have imagined that they would appear on Sule Mountain, and in such large numbers!

  Innumerable mantises swarmed in groups, rushing into the camp from all directions, leaving behind only a trail of broken limbs and flesh.

  The nine dragons of Qingyi patrolling the periphery, and Zhu Lixiu's true body guarding the strange rock, neither had made a loud warning beforehand nor offered assistance now, it seemed that they had all been quietly eliminated by the barbarian tribe.

  The people around the mine were caught off guard and were suddenly killed by the item, with the unarmed convicts fleeing in all directions. The Jiulong Qingyi then launched a counterattack under the leadership of the officials.

  The number of demonic creatures was simply too many, as far as the eye could see, they were everywhere, their figures jumping and leaping about, a multitude of monsters rising up from the ground, almost blocking out the sky. Although Qing Yi's men were well-trained, they had only practiced individual assassination techniques in the jianghu, not formation battle tactics, and now they were scattered among the tide of prisoners, completely no match for the monsters!

  Many were killed and their bodies scattered, some in green robes with faces full of resentment, mouths shouting nonsense: "Find the widow..." But before they could finish speaking, they died unnatural deaths.

  Everyone fell down one by one, and a small team of nine dragon green clothes formed a knife array. The snow knife light rolled over the body of Xiang Yan's whip, but burst out with a series of clanging sounds of metal collision. A commander shouted loudly: "The monsters are all made of earth and stone, dazzling..."

  Before the words had fallen, dozens of monsters fell from the sky and trampled the small team in an instant. The green-clad warrior was skilled, but against the copper-poured iron-made monsters, he could only be torn apart and crushed to death!

  That commander, watching his subordinates fall one by one, was furious to the point of bursting blood vessels in his eyes. From the depths of his throat, he let out a hoarse roar: "Knife Hand, Cut off all gold!" A flash of golden light suddenly flowed from his hand, and his right hand became almost transparent as he swept his palm across an item called "Item Crab".

  The sturdy body of the wild man, which was impervious to swords and guns, let out a miserable howl as his massive body, like a block of tofu, was sliced into two by the commander's single palm.

  In the distance, another green-robed officer roared: "Beastly respect, ten thousand beasts listen to orders!" Following that, he sat down on the ground with his legs crossed, humming a strange tune in his nose, and his hands slapped the ground with a loud noise. A moment later, a pungent wind that made people feel dizzy blew up, and dozens of tigers and wolves rushed out from the mountain forest under Qianhu's command, charging towards the monster...

  Dazzling lights flashed non-stop, some led the arms to ignite fierce flames; some summoned swarms of wild bees; some blood vessels expanded and their bodies grew more than three times larger...

  In the Middle-earth, countless cultivators pursue the Heavenly Way and possess great divine powers. Among ordinary people, there are also those born with divine powers, who have been blessed by heaven at birth and possess terrifying strength.

  Among the leaders of the nine dragons and green clothes, there is no lack of people with divine power. At this moment, facing a strong enemy, they all called out their innate skills!

  On the battlefield, only those few dozen top experts among the Green Robes could inflict injuries on Xie Xian...

  The demonic beasts were not completely uneducated, but they also weren't mindless wild animals. After being struck down by the mighty blue-robed experts and leaving behind hundreds of corpses, they regrouped and charged towards the only ones who could pose a threat to them - their leaders. The ordinary blue-robed cultivators also rushed to the side of their superiors, wanting to protect their hopes for revenge!

  Blood and flesh flew everywhere, mournful howls were intense, the exquisite steel-made Embroidered Spring Knife was shattered, the tough vine-woven Windproof Shield was smashed to pieces, leaving only a bloody body, with tendons and bones as its defense.

  Dozens of masters in green, their subordinates, companions, comrades and brothers were like isolated islands, unable to hold on for a moment before being submerged by the raging tide of Xiang Yu's anger!

  ……

  Thousands of Toad-like creatures suddenly appeared, the people who were left to guard the mine every day, including the Qingyi and the civilians, were only a little over 10,000 people. Although the Jiu Long Qing Yi fought back, they couldn't hold on for too long. At this moment, only a few dozen Jiu Long Qing Yi are left, gathered around Xiao Bai Lian, blocking the entrance of the mine.

  Every time the toad approached, Xiao Bai's face would rush over and with just one kick, it would turn the sturdy monster that even steel knives found hard to hurt into a puddle of flesh! Only then did Liang Xin realize that this arrogant little white face actually had such great abilities!

  Liang Xin came out of the well the latest, now hiding behind the team of green shirts, looking out with a sad and bitter face.

  Watching his own people dwindle, Xiao Bai's face turned extremely ugly. He whispered a few orders to the subordinates beside him, and immediately more than 20 men in green clothes left the team, not caring about the Jade Pendants that could devour humans below, and ran into the well.

  At the same time, Xiao Bailian instructed his fellow guards: "Hold on for a moment, I'll be right back!" Then he suddenly rushed towards the battlefield not far away, and after a few leaps, he disappeared.

  In about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, with a series of long whistles, Xiao Bailian came back again, his head and face were covered with thick blood, but there was an additional silver-headed lantern at his waist.

  Watching the fierce battle, Liang Xin hesitated for a moment, picked up a rolled-edged embroidered spring knife from the ground, and walked into the team of Qingyi. The Qingyis were not surprised either, at this time anyone would pick up a knife to fight side by side with them.

  Xiaobai's face killed a few more monsters, turned around to look at Liang Xin's veins bulging, gritting his teeth and furious expression, and actually burst out laughing: "You go and kill all these barbarians, I'll report the merits to the imperial court, and clear your name of being a criminal!"

  Liang Xin's hand trembled, and the knife almost fell to the ground... The bit of courage he had just mustered up was basically gone. In desperate times, he didn't care about seniority or hierarchy anymore. With a bitter smile, he shook his head: "Say something to boost morale."

  Xiaobai Lian looked up at the sky and laughed: "Alright! Kill all the monsters, not only will you be cleared of your crimes, but I'll also promote you to a high-ranking official!"

  The crowd of green-clad men around him burst out laughing, and a fat-headed, big-eared black fatty shouted with a flattering smile: "Your humble servant greets Your Excellency..."